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Memorial Students Rejected a Bad Proposal, Not a U-Pass Program

Published on March 13, 2019 in Journalism by Meagan Campbell

If you’re disappointed with the results of the recent U-Pass student vote at Memorial, don’t be disappointed with the students. It’s good news that 51% of eligible voters participated, and it means that 71% of those students voting “No” is a clear rejection of the proposal by the student body. However, this vote can only tell us how students felt about this proposal. It does not tell us how students feel about a U-Pass in general. Students did not support the specific U-Pass program proposed by Memorial University, Metrobus, and the City of St. John’s because of ineffective communication, inappropriate pricing, and inadequate scope to address the core transit issue: that all true growth opportunities for Metrobus ridership lie outside the current service area. Metrobus and the City have been thinking about U-Pass programs as a means of improving public transit since at least 2011. One of the recommendations in…

“We’re working as if this is our time”: Sharpe

Published on September 22, 2017 in Journalism by Justin Brake

Young candidates focus on social justice, climate change and democratic reform, offering voters a new path in building a healthy and sustainable city.

Why won’t the Province pay up?

Published on August 17, 2017 in Letters by TheIndependent.ca

“As the capital city, St. John’s hosts a big proportion of our most important provincial facilities, but the province has chosen to pass the disproportionate tax burden of the associated services directly onto city taxpayers.”

Time to close the wage gap

Published on May 16, 2016 in Uncategorized by Benjamin Sturge

Women in Newfoundland and Labrador are more likely to be university educated and substantially more employed than men in the province, yet face higher rates of poverty and lower rates of pay.

“Don’t be Trashy”: Unpacking St. John’s new recycling campaign

Published on March 31, 2016 in Uncategorized by Nicole Boggan

The City’s latest effort to encourage recycling reveals deeper issues with the way women are engaged in municipal politics and programming.

God Help Us

Published on March 23, 2016 in To Each Their Own by Hans Rollmann

Flying a flag should be a statement, not a policy.

Anglican Church’s flag on government buildings galling and hypocritical

Published on March 22, 2016 in Letters by admin

“Considering the Anglican Church’s history of endorsing religious violence and its ongoing role in the suppression of gay rights, I believe it’s wrong for our secular governments to align themselves with this organization.”

More protests planned as City responds to budget backlash

Published on December 23, 2015 in Journalism by Justin Brake

City of St. John’s finance committee chair says council will consider taking grant money from other sectors to reinstate its arts investment, but residents say that’s not good enough.

“Please, Mr. O’Keefe, Mr. Galgay, and your other sleeping friends: Resign.”

Published on December 23, 2015 in Letters by admin

Former Great Big Sea member and small business owner Bob Hallett says homeowners and business owners in St. John’s feel “abused and neglected” in the wake of city council’s municipal budget. He is calling for the mayor and councillors’ resignation.

The State of the Arts: Fight or Flight?

Published on December 17, 2015 in Journalism by Justin Brake

The City of St. John’s recent handling of a public art installation and council’s arbitrary budget cuts to arts funding have spurred major resistance from artists in Canada’s most colourful and creative city. Some say decision-makers’ disregard for the arts could prompt artists to leave Newfoundland altogether.

City of St. John’s buries environment, again

Published on October 27, 2015 in Uncategorized by Sheilagh O'Leary

It was only a few years ago we discovered St. John’s City Council had ‘forgotten’ it’s own mandate to have an Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) — a handy vehicle that was brought back to ensure important environmental issues were properly considered and addressed.

Bike Lanes: Déjà-vu all over again

Published on May 21, 2015 in Gadfly by Robin Whitaker

As municipalities across the country try to encourage active transportation, why does it still feel like bicycles are Public Enemy #1 in St. John’s? Robin Whitaker reflects on the latest attempt of some city councillors to weaken our barely-existent bicycle infrastructure.

“When we can bicycle, bicycle”

Published on May 30, 2014 in Gadfly by Robin Whitaker

Cycling is good for our health, the environment, the economy, and all the cool kids are doing it. So why the hold up in making St. John’s a bike-friendly city?

Aspiring to inspire: municipal politics at election time

Published on September 10, 2013 in Featured/To Each Their Own by Hans Rollmann

St. John’s needs strong leadership now more than ever. Strong leadership needs to be based on strong ideas. Both appear to be in short supply.

Fences and neighbours

Published on December 20, 2012 in "In This Present Crisis"/Featured by Matthew Furlong

At the end of the day, it seems as though this isn’t a story about an unsightly metal-and-plexiglass barrier. It appears to be a story about a group of people presuming to treat citizens like subjects.

Get Off The Fence!

Published on December 11, 2012 in "In This Present Crisis"/Featured by Matthew Furlong

With the St. John’s Port Authority under fire, its determination to fence the harbour has illuminated an otherwise opaque actor in city affairs. And its broader mandate may require greater flexibility than it’s been willing to show so far.

City of St. John’s announces surplus

Published on October 11, 2011 in Daily Indygestion/Email Indygestion/Journalism by TheIndependent.ca

St. John’s City Councillor Bruce Tilley says the city is recording a surplus of $7-million up to June, and is projecting a continued surplus to the end of the year. Also on deck for St. John’s, tonight the Council will consider a number of proposals for approval including a new chiropractic clinic on Major’s Path and an indoor bicycle and skateboard facility, this time for Water Street west. Source: VOCM

One small falafel for you; one giant leap for St. John’s

Published on September 6, 2011 in Featured/To Each Their Own by Hans Rollmann

City Hall needs to start supporting local small business, not fighting it

It’s OK to fill uncleared sidewalks with snow

Published on March 29, 2011 in Daily Indygestion/Journalism by TheIndependent.ca

Do you live in downtown St. John’s and have nowhere to put your snow? Well, here’s a clarification to the snow removal by-law. The issue at hand was initially raised in city council two weeks ago, but it resurfaced yesterday after residents brought up concerns that they had nowhere to shovel or deposit the snow on their properties. Councillor Gerry Colbert says the rules regarding where homeowners can place snow have not changed — but the enforcement has. He says that people will only be fined if they fill in cleared streets or sidewalks. Otherwise, Colbert says, it’s OK to fill the sidewalks if they have not yet been cleared. And, note this: the city will clear the snow a second time around, but the bill for doing so will be sent to the snow pusher. Ouch.

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